Summary

Anti-Poaching & Wildlife Management

Join anti-poaching patrols as you support rangers in critical anti-poaching activities. Learn about the challenges facing those fighting poaching and be part of the solution.

This programme gives volunteers a rare opportunity to get involved in the the anti-poaching fight. Challenge yourself and learn survival skills as you join programme staff on extended patrols in the African wilderness. Carry out wildlife surveys, GPS mapping and animal monitoring to help protect and maintain one of Zimbabwe's most stunning safari areas.

Based about 45 minutes from Victoria Falls in an unfenced private game reserve, volunteers join anti-poaching patrols and monitor evidence of poaching. Anti-poaching volunteers learn to identify the signs of wildlife poaching and other illegal activity, and are responsible for collecting data to support long term patrol planning. Volunteers are instrumental in supporting rangers in patrols, animal tracking, snare collection, dismantling animal traps and helping identify poaching Hot Zones.

What sort of things will I be doing?

One of the only anti-poaching volunteer programmes in Africa, this project is perfect for adventurous volunteers who want to experience a new challenge and help make a difference.

Anti-Poaching and Wildlife Monitoring:

Volunteers are instrumental in supporting rangers in foot patrols, tracking animals, collecting snares and traps and identifying poaching Hot Zones. You will also monitor and record the activities, numbers and species of animals around waterpoints and other specific points across the reserve which will be used to identify areas of poaching which need increased protection.

Learn about the challenges facing those fighting poaching and be part of the solution

Support rangers on the front line of critical anti-poaching activities

Challenge yourself as you learn essential bush survival skills, camp in the bush and learn to track big game

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Price details:

from £460

Programme Highlights

- Leave civilisation behind, clear your mind and enjoy the vast, pristine wilderness
- Live amongst nature and learn new skills from professional anti-poaching and conservation experts
- Learn about the challenges facing those fighting poaching and be part of the solution
- Support rangers with critical anti-poaching activities
- Challenge yourself as you learn essential bush survival skills, camp in the bush and learn to track big game
- Learn to identify signs of poaching and illegal activity
- Observe and monitor elephants
- Camp out under the night skies and experience the kingdom of the nocturnal animals
- Help restore and restock a previously abundant and thriving wilderness area
- Work in local rural communities to help resolve the human-wildlife conflict in the area

Conservation Travel Africa was established to help restore Africa’s wilderness areas, working with existing organisations and conservationists to achieve long term goals through conservation, education and wildlife research. These projects need volunteers to support their work and we pride ourselves on providing meaningful and responsible volunteer programmes which are beneficial, necessary and, most of all, fun!